Why Putin doesn't accept Donetsk's accession to Russia ?
Self proclaimed region " Donetsk People's Republic" has appealed to Russian president Vladimir Putin to consider its accession with Russia.However, he seems to be so reluctant and n ot rushes to grab the territory as he did in March after referendum in Crimea. Additionally, Putin has also called the pro-Russian groups in the East to postpone the voting that was held in favor of seeking independence from the Ukrainian government, but his suggestion has been ignored. This means that Putin is trying to distance Russia from Ukrainian crisis, especially the uprising in the Eastern part of Ukraine. Actually, there are many reasons why Putin is less interested in annexing Donetsk and Lugansk. Firstly, the both regions are not a vital strategic territory to be annexed. If we focus on the geography, the two regions are not worth to Russia as Crimea peninsula. Control of Crimea can undeniably provide much more benefits to Russia especially military benefits. Moreover, it g